Local residents and leaders gathered on Saturday, May 18 to celebrate the grand opening of Centercourt Athletic Club (CAC) of Marlboro, N.J., a new state-of-the-art indoor tennis center with innovative programs for players of all ages and abilities.

Rafael Nadal captured his 24th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title and seventh Internazionali BNL d'Italia championship in Rome on Sunday, defeating the second-seed Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3.

Tomas Berdych recorded his first win in three years over Novak Djokovic in dramatic fashion as he reached the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over the world number one-ranked Djokovic.

What is the most critical part of hitting a shot and playing a point? Technique? No. In my opinion, the most critical part is reading your opponent and recognizing your opponent’s ball.

The USTA has announced that it has entered into a comprehensive media partnership with ESPN for the television and digital presentation of the U.S. Open and the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series. The 11-year agreement will begin in 2015 and extend through the 2025 US Open and provide professional tennis with more than 200 hours of live coverage each summer. Current domestic television agreements for the US Open conclude following the 2014 U.S. Open.

For many players in the north, our tennis is just starting to come out of our indoor hibernation to dealing with all of Mother Nature’s elements outside. This is one of the most frustrating aspects of the game. Indoor tennis is easy compared to the chaos of dealing with lobbing with your overhead in the sun.

Locals Jamie Loeb of Ossining, N.Y. and 17-year-old Noah Rubin of Rockville Centre, N.Y. will participate in the 2013 French Open Junior Championships, June 2-8 at Roland Garros in Paris, France. Both Rubin and Loeb train out of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy in Randall's Island.

Since Novak Djokovic’s first appearance in UNIQLO at the French Open last May 2012, the tennis ace has had a hand in designing his signature tournament kits, working with UNIQLO’s design team and high-tech fiber manufacturers to create the ultimate performance wear. Sound familiar? Now add innerwear.

New York Tennis Magazine is proud to announce that Nick Bolletieri will now be a regular contributor. Nick has made himself available to answer questions for New York Tennis Magazine and field questions from our readership in future editions.

The first thing that strikes the viewer about the documentary Venus and Serena is how its totally front-loaded with sound bites and archival footage. While this isn’t dissimilar to most sports documentaries, the film is somewhat pedestrian in its opening minutes.

Kei Nishikori scored perhaps the biggest win of his career in Madrid on Thursday, a upset over defending champion Roger Federer 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in the third round of the 2013 Mutua Madrid Open. It was Nishikori’s eighth Top 10 win and first since beating number six Tomas Berdych in the 2012 Tokyo quarterfinals.